Congress honors WWII volunteer canteen with gold medal
H.R. 1502 — North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act · Filed by Adrian Smith (R-NE) · 258 cosponsors · Introduced Feb 21, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill authorizes Congress to strike and present a gold medal honoring the volunteers and donors of the North Platte Canteen, a World War II-era volunteer effort in Nebraska that served approximately 6 million troops between 1941 and 1946. The medal will be displayed at the Lincoln County Historical Museum in North Platte, and the government may also sell bronze duplicates to recover costs.
Why we flagged it
This is a straightforward congressional gold medal bill honoring a historical volunteer organization. It has no regulatory, appropriations, or policy-making function—it is purely commemorative in nature.
Who it affects
This is a commemorative measure honoring a genuine historical volunteer effort with no direct cost to citizens (the medal is funded through the US Mint's enterprise fund and duplicate sales). It recognizes home-front sacrifice and community service during World War II, which has modest civic value as historical acknowledgment.
Named in the bill
North Platte Canteen, Lincoln County Historical Museum, US Mint, Union Pacific Railroad, Nebraska National Guard, Kansas National Guard
Where it stands
258 cosponsors: 183 Republicans, 74 Democrats, 1 Independents.
- Feb 21, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Feb 21, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Financial Services · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services”
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How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Jun 8, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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